Extensible shoe-filler.



No 629,853. Patented Aug. i, I899.

' A. G. GUINDON.

EXTENSIBLE SHOE FILLER.

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ABRAHAM e. GUINDON, or DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

EXTENSIBLE SHOE-FILLER.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters 1? Application filed August 6, 1898.

Be it known that I, ABRAHAH G. GUINDON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Detroit, county of Wayne, State of Michigan, have invented a certain new anduseful Improvement in Extensible Shoe-Fillers; and I exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,

This invention relates to a shoe-filler, and. has for its object a shoe-distender or shoefiller intended to be used to shape and keep in shape shoes or boots. It may be used in stores or shops to shape and properly distend shoes that are exhibited for sale, or it may be used to keep in proper shape shoes that have been in use and that are temporarily laid aside.

It is well known that when shoes have been in use for a period they are more or less permeated with moisture, and ifrthey are then laid aside even for a short time they draw and warp out of shape in drying.

A shoe-filler embodying this invention can be easily and readily inserted and expanded and will hold the shoe in shape.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective showing the complete device. Fig." 2 is aperspective showing the device with half thecovering removed. Fig. 3 is 'a horizontal crosssection of the toe part of the device. v

The device is a shell structure made with several parts, some of which overlap others, and each overlapping part is connected to one of the underlying parts by slip-joints. Within the shell is a screw-rod upon which there are a number of runner-nuts, and to each nut is connected one or more links that serve to actuate the several parts of the shell and expand or contract the entire filler.

A indicates what I will call the heel-see tion. I

B 0 indicate theside sections.

D indicates the instep-section.

E F indicate the toe-sections.

The heelsection A extends around from one side section B to the other side section 0 andis that pass through elongated slots 1) b c c in one of the parts.

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atent NO. 629,853, dated August 1, 1899.

$erial No. 687,955. (No model.)

The slots have their long axes in the direction in which the parts are to move in expanding or contracting. The

instep-section D extends from one side section to another and is connected to both by bolts d c2, and these bolts also pass through elongated slots d d. The two sections E F are joined to'the side sections by bolts e f.

The actuating mechanism consists of a screw G, j ournaled in brackets g 9 which are fastened to one of the side sections and provided at its upper end with a key or wrench seat 9, or the screw may terminate at this end with a knob, if desired. Properly located on the screw are runner-nuts h h 72, 72,

and to eachnut is secured a link is k 7.0

Each link is pinned to the nut with which it is connected, and each link is also pinned to one of the shell-sections. The nut h and the nut h are linked tothe heel-sectionA. The

necessary to make the filler to any particular size, as it is capable of considerable range of shoethe side sections and the toe-sections are pushed forward by the actuating-screw by means of the link connection until the toe-sections press against the toe part of the shoe, the side sections and the toe-sections moving for= ward together until the toe-section is obstruct ed by the toe of the shoe. Then all of these sections expand sidewise, the side sections being crowded under the toe sections somewhat,

After the filler is placed in the p prising instep, toe, side, and heel. sections, said sections being provided with elongated slots, bolts engaging through said slots, an actuating-screw, runner-nuts on said screw, and link connections from the nuts to the sections, arranged to adjust the size of the device, the toesections being connected to the side sections by slip-joint connections, whereby they expand sidewise with the side sections and adjust themselves longitudinally, substantially as described.

2. In an adjustable shoe-filler, the combination of a metallic shell made in sections provided with elongated slots, bolts engaging through said slots, the said sections consisting of heel, side, instep, and toe sections, brackets secured to a side section, an actuati n g-screw 

